Date Received: 2017-12-08
Issue: Money was not available when promised
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: XXXX/XXXX/XXXX I opened my Coinbase account and bought {$1000.00} of XXXX and {$1000.00} of Ethereum with money transferred from my XXXX XXXX XXXX account online. The XXXX was n't available to trade for well over 2 weeks, and of course with several attempts to inquire ... no one was available to answer me. XXXX XXXX, XXXX I tried to sell my bitcoin at a posted price of {$19000.00} but their system was down. There was nothing I could do but watch my money disappear as the value steadily dropped. I tried several times to log in but the system was down all day. Now it says my account is locked. I ca n't get into my account and access my money and I have tried to call them hundreds of times. I found phone numbers off of the local phone listings, their own customer service number, their main switchboard, as well as dialing random extensions within the company. I sent emails to their support email, contacted them through their customer support twitter, I sent messages to many people at Coinbase through their linked in accounts. Nobody, and I mean NOBODY is responding to address the issue. And I know there are XXXX 's in the same boat. They are an exchange built to process transactions but their system is not able to handle it and they are unwilling to address the issues while locking people out of their money and not accountable. They should be fined if not banned. Lawyers, regulators, and politicians should be all over them. They are VERY DANGEROUS and a SIGNIFICANT LIABILITY! If XXXX XXXX randomly didnt let people access their accounts for weeks and didnt answer ANY customers.there would be a national uproar. This is on that scale!! How many people are involved and how much money is involved in bitcoin and through Coinbase??? This is massive and must be addressed immediately! And out of all the calls made and people contacted on various platforms, NO ONE answered or returned my calls/messages. Please : 1 ) Read comments on @ Coinbase and @ Coinbasesupport on XXXX XXXX ) Read comments on Coinbase and Coinbase Support on XXXX
Company Response:
State: OR
Zip: 97035
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-08
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-08
Issue: Wrong amount charged or received
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: On XXXX XXXX, XXXX, I initiated a purchase of 10 Ethereum for {$1900.00} The website showed that the transaction has " COMPLETED '' and everything looks normal. The website still shows this transaction as " COMPLETED ''. On XXXX XXXX, XXXX, Coinbase deducted XXXX XXXX from my Coinbase account. I did not authorize this transfer. I authorized {$1900.00}, not XXXX BTC for the purchase of ETH. Please return my BTC and debit my bank account for this purchase.
Company Response:
State: CA
Zip: 94103
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-08
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-08
Issue: Managing, opening, or closing your mobile wallet account
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: dear cfpb I 'm using a Coinbase e-wallet. But the last time i wanted to login, my account ask for a 2 step verification via a XXXX app, but i have never activate a verification from this app. I do n't have this app. Since a few days i tried to fix my login and contacted many times the coinbase support, but without any answers. Now i ca n't use my wallet and my deposit is unattainable for me. That 's really bad, because i have more than thousand euro on my account. Can you help me to get support from Coinbase? I 'm hopefully waiting for your answer. Best regards, XXXX.
Company Response:
State:
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-08
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-08
Issue: Managing, opening, or closing your mobile wallet account
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: Hello, I have previously reached out to Coinbase in three separate emails, but have not received a response. Coinbase states account issues must be resolved through email and can not be resolved through phone support. I simply want my money returned. I have included a timeline below : XXXX XXXX, XXXX - Purchase {$650.00} of XXXX, XXXX, and XXXX using Coinbase. The purchases were effected through the used of a linked XXXX XXXX account. At XXXX on XXXX XXXX, I received a notice of closure email from Coinbase stating I had violated the terms of service, and that my account would be closed. I have reviewed the terms of service and am certain that I did not violate them in any way, shape, or form. The same day I noticed that I had {$650.00} of pending ACH on my bank account. This was fine as I thought it would fall off. XXXX XXXX, XXXX - Coinbase withdraws {$650.00} from my bank account. I checked my " closed account '' page on Coinbase which indicates that I have no money in my XXXX, XXXX, XXXX, or XXXX wallets. I was very concerned as Coinbase treated my account as having been closed out with zero balances despite withdrawing {$650.00} from my bank account. I have yet to receive a response from Coinbase and believe that the company has wrongfully withdrawn money from my bank account. If there is a reason for the current issue, I simply want an explanation. At the end of the day, I only want my {$650.00} returned.
Company Response:
State: MO
Zip: 633XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-08
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-08
Issue: Managing, opening, or closing your mobile wallet account
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: My name is XXXX XXXX XXXX and I started an account in coinbase onXX/XX/XXXXwhere I bought XXXX $ worth ETH and later transferred XXXX $ to XXXX to buy some more ETH. However, in the mean while I bought some more ETH through coinbase worth XXXX $ assuming that this would be deducted from the XXXX that I transferred earlier. Later I have realized that this XXXX $ was transferred on top of the XXXX $ as my bank account was showing negative balance. In order to restore this I tried logging in to coinbase through my personal laptop and since that moment it was locked. Amidst all this confusion I saw around XXXX $ charge on my credit card being used to buy ETH, which I did not authorize and so I had to block the transaction by notifying this to the respective bank. I tried reaching out to the coinbase customer support ( which is stupendously slow ) and waited for around an hour only to hear the automated voice asking me to call back. The online support system is useless in its own way and I am currently in a helpless situation as to what exactly is happening with the money that I have transferred and did any of my transactions go trough.
Company Response:
State: TX
Zip: 78749
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-08
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-07
Issue: Other transaction problem
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: My trading account was closed at Coinbase/XXXX several years ( circa XX/XX/XXXX ) ago for unknown reasons. No reason given. No dialog opened for reconciliation. I attempted to open a new account today XX/XX/XXXX and the account was immediately closed, again with no explanation. To my knowledge I have not violated any of the Terms and Conditions set down by either company and wish to trade on their exchange as an individual. I am not engaged in any illegal activity or banned businesses listed on the XXXX Terms of Service. Their " support team '' is non responsive.
Company Response:
State: GA
Zip: 30236
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-07
Issue: Unexpected or other fees
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: On XX/XX/XXXX I was locked out of my Coinbase Account which funds still held within. Over a week later I 've still not managed to access my Account to purchase or withdraw anymore funds which I urgently need to do. I have tried to resolve directly with the company but still no luck. When logging in through the browser I get 'Sorry account temporarily disabled. Please contact support '. When trying through the app I get 'Error - Your account has been locked. Please visit Coinbase to resolve '. I think I was locked out because I entered my password incorrect too many times. I then tried to re-set the password but no luck as of yet.
Company Response:
State:
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-07
Issue: Managing, opening, or closing your mobile wallet account
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: more than six months ago my account was disabled for no apparent reason, I tried to communicate by all means existing with coinbase but I do not receive any help, only emails to delay the help, I have all my funds there and I need to solve the problem what before The Coinbase support is really bad and they dont try yo help at all
Company Response:
State:
Zip: XXXXX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-07
Issue: Money was not available when promised
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: On XXXX XXXX 2017 I opened an account with Coinbase and bought bitcoins through them. I bought {$120.00} in bitcoin and {$50.00} each of the other two coins, then about 3 days later I got an email saying they were shutting down my account and when I go to withdrawl my funds form the account its says I have XXXX money with them but they generated a transaction record saying otherwise. They money was also taken out of my bank account so I know they have it and it is not pending. I have sent them numerous messages and have called them and have been on hold for 2 days, they will not pick up or respond.
Company Response:
State: IL
Zip: 60174
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A
Date Received: 2017-12-07
Issue: Other service problem
Subissue:
Consumer Complaint: I have an account open with the company Coinbase where I bought {$300.00} of bitcoin at the price of {$9600.00} per coin, so I received XXXX bitcoins. I noticed that on XXXX XXXX, when I tried to log into my account it said " your account is temporarily disabled '' and I was unable to log in to my account. I contacted the Coinbase customer service line, XXXX ( XXXX ) XXXX and spoke with a representative who said " Some red flags were raised on your account, but I do not know what they are, I have forwarded your case on to a specialist who will work with you to reopen the account ''. Since then I have received no contact from the website that would indicate that they are working on my case. I called again today XXXX XXXX, and spoke with another representative " XXXX, '' he said that he raised the priority of my case and that I would receive some type of response before Monday. It is a bitcoin exchange, and due to the time sensitive nature of fluctuating bitcoin prices, I need to be able to log in if I want to sell my bitcoin. I have read on the internet that many people have this problem ( i.e. " account temporarily disabled '' and Coinbase taking multiple weeks or months to unlock their accounts ). I find it highly distressing that Coinbase is not working to resolve this issue expeditiously. And I stand to lose money if the price of bitcoin goes down and I am not able to sell my units.
Company Response:
State: CA
Zip: 947XX
Submitted Via: Web
Date Sent: 2017-12-07
Company Response to Consumer: Closed with explanation
Timely Response: Yes
Consumer Disputed: N/A